Football Preview: Sheffield Knights vs. Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs
Sheffield is 2-7 against Raleigh-Egypt since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Sheffield Knights will be playing at home against the Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Sheffield comes in on three and Raleigh-Egypt on four.
Sheffield is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Hillcrest, posting a 45-0 win on the road. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Knights with their most commanding win of the season.
Sheffield's win on Thursday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Radarious Jackson, who picked up 60 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown. Another back making a difference was Javarius Triplett, who rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Sheffield's defense and their seven sacks. Leading the way was Deangelo Franklin with four. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11. Isaiah Lackey was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing two fumbles, and making 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Raleigh-Egypt had just enough and edged Trezevant out 28-26 on Thursday.
Sheffield now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Raleigh-Egypt, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Sheffield took their win against Raleigh-Egypt when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 42-18. Will Sheffield repeat their success, or does Raleigh-Egypt have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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